What color is #6C4A37?

#6C4A37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4A37?

The RGB value is 108, 74, 55: 108 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4A37?

The complementary color is #37596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4A37 color

#6C4A37 rgb(108, 74, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #6C4A37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 29% green and 21.6% blue (108, 74, 55).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 49% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#6C4A37 color codes

HEX	`#6C4A37`
RGB	`rgb(108, 74, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 29%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 49%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, 11.95, 17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 20.87, 55.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.323, 8.362, 4.737)`
Decimal	`7096887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4A37, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6C4A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6C4A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4a37; }
.text { color: #6c4a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 74 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4a37, #6c6537); }

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Questions

What color is #6C4A37?: #6C4A37 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4A37?: The RGB value is 108, 74, 55: 108 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4A37?: The complementary color is #37596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.